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print
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satirical print
Object Type
print
satirical print
Museum number
1865,1111.2056
Title
Object:
The blessing of paper money, or king a bad subject.
Description
(For description see other impression). 1 August 1811 Hand-coloured etching
Producer name
Print made by:
George Cruikshank
Published by:
M Jones
School/style
British
Production date
1811
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
hand-coloured
Dimensions
Height:
190 millimetres
Width:
399 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
BM Satires / Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(11732)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
satire
Associated names
Associated with:
Brewer & Co
Associated with:
Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough
Associated with:
Henry Fourdrinier
Associated with:
Henry Hase
Associated with:
Napoléon I, Emperor of the French (Napoleon)
Associated with:
Right Hon Spencer Perceval
Associated with:
Sir Richard Phillips
Associated with:
Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope
Associated with:
Benjamin Tabart
Associated with:
Cox & Baylis
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
James Rimell & Son
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Edmund Story Maskelyne
Acquisition date
1865
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1865,1111.2056